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Toolbox of LogicSmart Resources
for Mentors, Coaches & Trainers Following are ten SmartStrategies™ from my Multiple Intelligence Toolbox. I've included these to give you some instant ways to incorporate LogicSmart into the mentoring, coaching, and training you provide. The basic process for doing this is . . . 1. Name the content or information you want to teach. Get very clear on the specific concepts, ideas, processes, skills, etc. that you want to get across in your mentoring, coaching, or training session. 2. Write down the learning objective(s) you have for the mentoring, coaching, or training session. What do you want your participants to be crystal clear on at the end of the mentoring, coaching, or training session? 3. Look over the SmartStrategies™ below and select a couple of strategies you believe can help participants understand what you're teaching more fully in an LogicSmart way. Basically you'll be asking them to in some way create "visual representations" of the content you're teaching. 4. Outline your teaching plan, incorporating the SmartStrategies™ you've chosen into your mentoring, coaching, or training. You'll likely be teaching something you've taught before, but this time in a new way – accessing your and your participants LogicSmart.
SmartStrategies™ Toolbox
• Abstract symbols/formulas—design meaningful summary notation systems for different processes or knowledge content • Outlining—invent point-by-point logical explanations for different items • Graphic/cognitive organizers—work with logical thought maps such as webs, venn diagrams, or classification matrices • Number sequences/patterns—investigate numerical facts or statistics on a topic • Calculation—use specified steps, operations, formulas, and equations to solve a problem • Deciphering codes—communicate using various kinds of symbolic language • Forcing relationships—put non-congruent ideas together and create a meaningful connections • Syllogisms—make closed logical “if. . .then. . .” logical deductions about a topic • Problem-solving—list appropriate procedures for different problem-solving situations • Logic/pattern games—create puzzles which challenge finding a hidden rationale or pattern • Inductive reasoning–think about a topic from its parts to the whole • Deductive reasoning–think about a topic from the whole to its parts • Scientific method–objective and empirical analysis of information • Predicting–forecast outcomes or trends based on current information and data • Timelines–sequence events over a period of time
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